Getting to know each other

On Sunday we had a day of free time and we decided to spend the time in a group. We started the day by having a relaxed brunch in Cafe Prinz. We stayed there for a long time because food there was really delicious and the atmosphere was pretty good.

After that we went to ,,Kirchweih", which is like a little Oktoberfest, and we showed the Lithuanian students Schwabach from the top of a Ferris wheel. There was a guy who turned our gondola every time we passed him, therefore it was really funny.

Then we had a walk all around the town and we saw interesting and nice places. Also we discovered the beauty of nature.

The tour ended at one of our houses where we chatted and ate homemade pizzas.

In the evening after we realized that all the stalls were closed we met other students with their exchange partners by chance. We shared our experiences and they told us that they did things like climbing, hiking, visiting a city, swimming and going to a concert.

All in all it was a great day, we grew closer together and it helped us to know each other better.

Experiences in a Climbing Garden

Dear Diary,

today we had our free day of the Exchange Program and decided to spend some time in a climbing garden near the lake “Brombachsee”. The day started with a few misunderstandings because the instructors were not able to talk in English, but we sorted it out by translating everything. After we got information it was our turn to start with the first task.

Seeing the big height of the trees like pines and firs we felt dizzy. Some of us were excited and some were a little bit scared of the adventure to come. As a first step for each exercise we had to climb a ladder, for example we had to move through a wooden tunnel and walk on a net before we arrived at the cable slide which we used to come down to the ground again safely. It got harder and higher towards the end of the curse but we were able to manage it and we had a lot of fun. To be honest we had some problems with different tasks, so we cheated a little bit e.g. slipping through the difficult parts of the climbing course.

When it was finally our turn to try the “Flying Fox”, we climbed on a platform and we enjoyed a breath-taking view, before we finally jumped from the platform. We were sliding across the “Brombachsee” with a speed of 60 km/h like birds flying over a sparkling lake

After four hours, we all finished successfully. It was a great, unforgettable and impressive experience for all of us and we all went home with a smile in our face.

See you tomorrow!

Yours,